W. WING YIP (LONDON) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-14 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-28
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-69.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£51M
+12.9% vs 2023
Employees
144
+4.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£5M
-17.8% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £85,964,000 | £81,322,000 | |
| Operating profit | £6,093,000 | £3,850,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £6,359,000 | £5,228,000 | |
| Net profit | £4,827,000 | £5,893,000 | |
| Cash | £5,959,000 | £1,807,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £46,018,000 | £50,769,000 | |
| Net assets | £44,976,000 | £50,769,000 | |
| Equity | £44,976,000 | £50,769,000 | |
| Average employees | 138 | 144 | |
| Wages | £3,285,000 | £3,506,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.1% | 4.7% | |
| Net margin | 5.6% | 7.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.2% | 7.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.01x | 1.67x | |
| Interest cover | 8.08x | 4.92x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Smith Cooper Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The year has seen the continued decrease in the levels of inflation and interest rates have reduced but not as quickly as had been anticipated by financial markets.”
- “Energy costs have, once again, remained reasonably consistent despite the conflict in Ukraine continuing into its fourth year and the conflict continuing in the Middle East.”
- “Once again, vessels are being forced to take the long route round Southern Africa rather than use the Suez Canal.”
- “Political uncertainty continues to be an area of concern. This year has seen a change in the UK Government followed by an Autumn budget, the effects of which are broadly yet to be seen.”
- “Donald Trump has returned to The White House and announced plans to impose tariffs on US imports of products from certain countries.”
- “The construction of a new cold store facility commenced at the Birmingham site which is due to be completed in December 2025.”
- “The Group has also entered into a joint venture project with an oriental vegan food producer to sell and distribute it's products online.”
- “The Group completed the project to install photovoltaic panels on the roof of the store in Birmingham in January 2024.”
- “The Group's support office in Birmingham underwent several energy efficient actions, including the installation of LED lights with motion sensors, centrally controlled AC units, double glazing, and automatic water taps.”
- “Within the Birmingham Distribution Centre, freezers were rebuilt, thus, improving/increasing insulation.”
- “In January 2025 the Company entered into a lease with its ultimate parent company WWY (Holdings) Limited, for its store in Cricklewood, London for a period of 10 years from 30 September 2024 commencing at an annual rent of £896,500 exclusive of VAT.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATES, Joseph Richard | Secretary | 2018-09-13 | — | — |
| BATES, Joseph Richard | Director | 2018-09-13 | Nov 1956 | British |
| FERNANDEZ, Ray Martin | Director | 2023-09-06 | May 1970 | British |
| HENDLEY, Jacqueline Anne | Director | 2020-10-01 | Nov 1965 | British |
| LARMOUTH, Philip Malcolm | Director | 2017-07-03 | Jan 1982 | British |
| POTTS, Nicola Jane | Director | 2023-09-06 | Nov 1989 | British |
| SHEK, Yat Fung | Director | 2013-04-01 | Feb 1977 | British |
| YIP, Albert Sze Yuen Wing | Director | 2005-01-01 | Apr 1974 | British |
| YIP, Brian John Sze Hain Wing | Director | 2015-12-10 | Jun 1975 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRITTAIN, Robert Alan | Secretary | — | 2018-08-30 |
| NEWPORT, Michael James | Director | 2014-09-01 | 2018-06-15 |
| TORBE, Christopher Doylah Sigmund | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2014-08-29 |
| WONG, Kok-Sing | Director | 2013-04-01 | 2019-12-12 |
| YAP, Git Ying | Director | — | 2015-12-06 |
| YAP, Hon Yuen | Director | 2003-01-07 | 2018-03-08 |
| YAP, Lee Sing | Director | — | 2008-12-01 |
| YIP, David Simon Szeshing Wing | Director | 2019-04-02 | 2024-06-30 |
| YIP, Woon Wing | Director | — | 2019-07-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W Wing Yip & Brothers Trading Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-03-08 | Active |
| Mr Woon Wing Yip | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-10 |
| Mr Hon Yuen Yap | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-03-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-04-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
-5.4%
£85,964,000 £81,322,000
-
Cash
-69.7%
£5,959,000 £1,807,000
-
Net assets
+12.9%
£44,976,000 £50,769,000
-
Employees
+4.3%
138 144
-
Operating profit
-36.8%
£6,093,000 £3,850,000
-
Profit before tax
-17.8%
£6,359,000 £5,228,000
-
Wages
+6.7%
£3,285,000 £3,506,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers